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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Guillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rabago comes to the cage accompanied by "Stop Reading, Start Doing Pushups". Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Rabago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Melvin Guillard!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabago is trying hard to land a takedown here. Guillard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Guillard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rabago counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rabago lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rabago throwing shots but Guillard is blocking nicely.
Guillard pushes Rabago off looking to stand but Rabago dives back in and keeps control.
Guillard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rabago.
Rabago has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Guillard tries to kick Rabago off but Rabago keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rabago not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Guillard wants to get back to his feet.
Rabago not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rabago missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rabago sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Guillard defending well though.
Rabago sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Guillard defending well though.
Guillard is trying to stand up here but Rabago is controlling him well.
Rabago really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Guillard looks gassed!
Rabago missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rabago is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Guillard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rabago scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rabago missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Guillard looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rabago thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Guillard's head.
Guillard wants to get back to his feet.
Rabago throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rabago sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Guillard defending well though.
Guillard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rabago.
Rabago scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rabago throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rabago scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rabago connects with a nice short shot to Guillard's temple.
Guillard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rabago.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabago not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rabago prevents Guillard from standing back up.
Rabago not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rabago throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rabago lands with a punch from half guard.
Rabago thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rabago throwing shots but Guillard is blocking nicely.
Guillard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rabago.
Rabago prevents Guillard from standing back up.
Rabago will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rabago is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rabago thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rabago thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Guillard's head.
Rabago throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Rabago there.
Rabago missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabago throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Guillard taking some punishment here, with Rabago in his half guard.
Rabago looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Guillard pushes Rabago off looking to stand but Rabago dives back in and keeps control.
Guillard has hold of Rabago's hands but Rabago slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Guillard pushes Rabago off and gets back to his feet.
Guillard tries to bum rush Rabago with a series of wild strikes but Rabago uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guillard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Melvin Guillard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guillard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rabago with a poor takedown
and Guillard counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Rabago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guillard fails to land with a series of punches.
Guillard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guillard throws a sloppy head kick and Rabago moves out of range easily.
Rabago fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Adam Rabago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guillard misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabago closes this distance looking for a takedown but Guillard circles away.
Guillard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rabago shoots for a double leg takedown but Guillard sprawls well. He's pushed Rabago's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Guillard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guillard feints a jab promting Rabago to slip. Guillard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rabago slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Guillard tries to bum rush Rabago with a series of wild strikes but Rabago uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guillard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Guillard.
Rabago shoots in for a takedown but Guillard shows good takedown defense.
Guillard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Guillard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Guillard misses with a two punch combination.
Rabago fails with a takedown attempt.
Guillard lands with a nice combination. Rabago backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Rabago dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Guillard throws a series of strikes that have Rabago backpedaling.
Rabago misses with a takedown
and Guillard counters with a head kick. That will keep Rabago thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Adam Rabago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rabago changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Guillard tries to avoid it but Rabago manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Guillard to the ground. Guillard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rabago fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Guillard avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Rabago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guillard misses with a head kick.
Guillard misses with a few strikes there.
Rabago closes the distance and clinches up with Guillard, looking for a takedown. Rabago pushes Guillard against the cage but Guillard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Guillard scores with a punch to the head.
Guillard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Guillard.
Guillard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Guillard throws a nice looking combination but Rabago bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guillard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guillard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guillard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guillard is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rabago misses with a hook to the body
and Guillard counters with a three punch combo that has Rabago backing up. Rabago nods at Guillard to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guillard.
Guillard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guillard misses with a wild combination.
Guillard lands a two punch combo.
Guillard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rabago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guillard throws a right hand that Rabago ducks under and follows up with a left that Rabago also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Guillard. No joy for Rabago on that attempt.
Guillard misses with a double jab.
Rabago tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Guillard swivels and escapes.
Guillard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guillard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guillard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guillard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guillard misses with a head kick.
Guillard tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Guillard throws a series of punches but Rabago avoids them all with ease.
Rabago slips a jab and a cross from Guillard.
Guillard throws a combination. Rabago tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Guillard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Guillard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rabago.
Guillard throws a head kick that Rabago semi-blocks.
Rabago shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Guillard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Guillard looks to land a combination but Rabago avoids it well.
A punch combination from Guillard misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rabago.
Guillard throws a combination. Rabago tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rabago throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guillard counters with a stiff right hand.
Guillard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guillard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guillard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rabago backs up against the cage.
Rabago dodges the punch combination from Guillard.
A left and a right from Guillard both land. Nice combination.
Guillard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rabago shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Guillard as he avoids it easily.
Rabago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guillard.
Guillard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Guillard throws a one two combo.
Guillard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guillard looks to land a combination. Rabago sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rabago misses with a straight right.
Guillard jabs Rabago right on the nose. Rabago blinks but takes it well.
Guillard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rabago looks for a takedown but Guillard sprawls well.
Guillard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guillard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Guillard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Guillard throws a nice looking combination but Rabago bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guillard scores with a three punch combo!
Guillard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice takedown defense from Guillard. No joy for Rabago on that attempt.
Guillard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rabago dodges the punch combination from Guillard.
Guillard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rabago slips a jab and a cross from Guillard.
Rabago throws a right and a left that Guillard avoids nicely.
Guillard throws a nice looking combination but Rabago bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Guillard scores with a four punch combination!
Sloppy strikes from Guillard. Those never looked like landing.
Guillard misses with a series of wild punches.
Rabago changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Guillard tries to avoid it but Rabago manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Guillard to the ground. Guillard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Guillard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Guillard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rabago circles away quickly and effectively.
Rabago throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Guillard's waist but Guillard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rabago off to one side.
Guillard throws a one two combo.
Rabago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guillard.
Guillard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rabago with a lazy takedown attempt
and Guillard counters with a series of strikes. Rabago will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Rabago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guillard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guillard shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rabago eats them both and turns towards Guillard to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
No joy there for Guillard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guillard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A right-left combo lands from Guillard.
Rabago has his takedown stuffed
and Guillard counters with a one-two to the body.
Guillard misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guillard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guillard throws a series of punches but Rabago avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Guillard.
Guillard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Guillard.
Guillard scores with a one two! Rabago had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rabago throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Guillard's waist but Guillard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rabago off to one side.
Guillard misses with a head kick.
Rabago shoots for a takedown but Guillard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Guillard looks to land a combination but Rabago avoids it well.
Rabago throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Guillard counters with a left and a right that stings Rabago.
Melvin Guillard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guillard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Guillard throws a head kick but Rabago moves out of range.
A punch combination from Guillard misses.
Guillard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rabago momentarily.
Guillard scores with a sloppy right hand. Rabago should have avoided that one.
Guillard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rabago stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Guillard looks to land a combination but Rabago avoids it well.
Rabago shoots in but Guillard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Guillard misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guillard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guillard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Guillard misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Guillard. Those never looked like landing.
Guillard pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rabago back to the cage. Guillard follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Guillard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rabago shoots in looking for a takedown. Guillard tries to sprawl out of it but Rabago keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Guillard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Guillard misses with a wild combination.
Guillard feints a jab promting Rabago to slip. Guillard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rabago slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Guillard connects with a high kick.
Guillard throws a right and a left that Rabago avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guillard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guillard fails to land with a series of punches.
Guillard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rabago.
Some wild striking there from Guillard.
Guillard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rabago.
A head kick misses from Guillard.
No joy there for Guillard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rabago looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rabago shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rabago won't allow Guillard to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Guillard can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rabago postures up and lands a big shot to Guillard's brow.
Guillard wants to get back to his feet but Rabago is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rabago stands up over Guillard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabago makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rabago working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Guillard wants to stand and escape but Rabago is having none of it.
Rabago throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rabago throws a big right hand that misses.
Rabago throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guillard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rabago is looking to work some ground and pound but Guillard has wrist control.
Guillard pushes Rabago off and scrambles back to his feet.
Guillard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rabago.
A right-left combo lands from Rabago.
Guillard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rabago.
A right-left combo lands from Guillard.
Guillard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guillard throws a series of punches but Rabago moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melvin Guillard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Guillard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melvin Guillard!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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